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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1946
Page
5
Dallas visitors include W A Fain and Sgt Jack Thrasher recent arrivals. Local residents hosting relatives from Corpus Christi Sherman and Dallas while others travel to St Louis Galveston and Coolidge. Navy veteran LeRoy Martin expects May discharge. Fishing at Lake Texoma remains poor but fishing continues. The Sun invites reader news and tips.
Co. B. Bryant III has received his discharge from the Navy and returned home Friday after more than three years in service. He saw duty in the Pacific and was stationed on the USS Belleau Wood for several months.
A blue and pink shower was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Burks for Mr and Mrs Tom Layman. Forty seven guests attended and the couple received many useful gifts.
H F Burchfield was honored with a birthday dinner Sunday at the home of Mrs Mary Burchfield. Guests included Rev W H Harvey of Glenwood Ark J T Harvey and Henry Harvey of Amity Ark Mrs Esther Burchfield Dallas Mr and Mrs Will Burchfield and family Leonard Mr and Mrs Boyd Burchfield and family Pilot Grove Mr and Mrs N R Stillwell Bells Mr and Mrs C W Tucker and family Whitewright Billy Earl Stillwell Bells Mr and Mrs H F Burchfield Pilot Grove and the honoree.
Rotary Club luncheon featured Rev. Barnard Franklin of Grayson County Baptist Missionary as guest and moving picture presenter. Films titled And We Do Receive and That Boy Joe showcased missionary work and delinquent youth. Rev. Franklin was introduced by Rev. E P Wootten. Attendees reached 100 percent for the fourth straight meeting with Rev. R L Gilpin and Tom Ellis of McKinney among the guests.
The H G Russell family gathered Sunday March 15 at Mr. and Mrs O G Bow home Route One for a reunion the first in several years. Attendees included Mrs Minnie Aldridge Mr and Mrs Russell Aldridge and two daughters Wanda and Lois W C Russell and Riley Smith of Durant Oklahoma and Mr and Mrs Bob.
A list of relatives with the surname Russell and spouses or children, including Russell households in Post Lub bock Howard Whitewright Van Alstyne Whitewright Jacksonville Trenton Fort Worth and others. Names include Ann J M Wright Cordelia and Rudolph Russell plus H A Bow and E R Bow families.
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Sunday at Central Christian Church Sherman for Harney Benedict who died March 15 in Caldwell Idaho. R L Badgett led the service with Clif ford Taylor assisting. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery Glen Earnheart directed. Active pallbearers were W E La Roe Jack Nossaman R A Gillett Cull Reeves J D Clower and Grover Gillett of Lubbock. Out of town mourners included families from Dallas Crockett Durant Okla Sherman Trenton Grand Prairie Bells Caldwell Idaho Wichita Kan and others.
Funeral services for Dr A R Littrell 76 veteran Tom Bean physician who died Friday at 4 47 pm of a brain hemorrhage were conducted Saturday afternoon at the family home in Tom Bean Minister C A Siburt of Denison Church of Christ led the service Funeral arrangements were handled by Glen Earnheart Active pallbearers were Otis Fagan G E Ball E O Thomas C H Lackey A S Luby and C
Dr. Littrell, born in Kentucky in 1869, began practice in 1885 Texas after moving to Tom Bean in 1917. He previously worked in Sherman, Trenton and San Antonio. He retired two years ago and left 51 years of service. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. G. M. Gann of Tom Bean, and a sister, Mrs. J. B. Connelly of Trenton.
Miss Katie Kincaid the freshman music education major and daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Kincaid of Whitewright was elected house counselor for the second semester at Texas State College for Women. The council governs residential life, advising on college rules and regulations, and requires a good citizenship record with a C average and no F’s or incomplete grades.
President Truman urged more victory gardens as food remains a vital weapon for lasting peace. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson read the appeal at the conference opening a national home garden campaign. He said 60 percent of the food supply is earmarked for shipment abroad.
Bonham reports the Lowell's Bluff bridge on Highway 70 north of town across the Red River should reopen within a week as workers finish a 2000 foot fill. Local officials announced the update on Monday as the structure nears completion.
The Oklahoma span has been useless since 1940 when a flooded stream bypassed the bridge on the north end, leaving the structure set about 2,000 feet from the river. no longer serving traffic, the bridge stands as a relic of past flood activity and has limited practical value for crossings.
In Childress the city veterinarian nearly accuses a farmer of illegal brewing after his pigs became staggering from water soaked grain fed to mash. The grain soaked too long and mellowed, causing the pigs to stumble and fall.
A reflection on luck and achievement argues that effort, not mere wishing, yields true success. The speaker rejects passive luck, asserting that diligent work and brave deeds drive outcomes, while casual hope remains ineffective. Anon.
A brief reference explains Russia's kolhoz or collective farm concept highlighting state-led collective agriculture and communal farming practices historically associated with the Soviet era.
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